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H. M. CART-1R.

.EUG FEEDER.

No. 324,531. Patented Aug. 18. 1885.

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To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known ,that I, HYLAND MANN GAB- TER, of Cincinnati, in the county of Pawnee and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and Improved Hog-Feeder, of which the fol- I lowing is a full, elearand exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in hog-feeders; and it consists i-n the peculiar construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed outin the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in

which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

ward to the animals feeding from the trough.

The trough may have any approved. construction. It is shown composed of abottom, ends, and ilaring sides, so that animals may feed at both sides of it.

C is the feed-holding chamber er reservoir,- which is supported above the trough B by opposite pairs of posts l), which are strongly fastened to the ends of both the trough and the feed-reservoir and to the platform or door.

The feed-reservoir is made with ends c e, fitted between sides c' c', which converge toward the bottom c2 of the reservoir. Thesides c c of the reservoir extend below the bottom c2, and an opening, ci, is left between them directly over the centerofthe trough B, through which the feed from the reservoir may pass to the trough when the valve E is set by its handle F, so that a series of holes, e, made through the valve will coincide with a series of holes, f, made through the bottom c" of the reservoir, and when the valve is set so that the holes ef are out of line, as in Fig. 3, none of the feedvcan escape to the trough, as will readily be understood.

G is a cylinder, which is armed with nu- 1 merous teeth or pins, g, and is mohnted in the `center of the. reservoir, and lengthwise of the same,`on suitable gudgeons or shafts, hh, jour- -vnaled inthe ends of the reservoir. One of the shafts h has a crank, El, formed on or attachedto it, whereby the toothed cylinder G may be turned to agitate the feed contained inthe reservoir, which latter has a cover, l, hinged to it at c', or it may otherwise be fitted or held onits top, so that when the cover is closed the feed will not be thrown from the trough by the stirring action of the cylinder G. The cover also serves to keep the feed clean and to prevent animals from eating the feed exceptasit maybe delivered to the trough at the proper times. A-series of bars, .hare arranged :along each side of the trough. rlhese bars are strongly connected at their tops to the reservoir C, and at their bottomsto the'floor A,and come against or quite close to the upper edges of the sides of the trough, so that the bars serve to divide the feeding-space along the trough and separate the animals to preventovercrowding at the trough, and the bars also serve as fenders to prevent the animals from climbing into the trough and wasting the feed. The bars also actas braces to the sides of the reservoir.

@therl advantages ofthe improved feeder are, that the reservoir will hold a suieient quantity of feed for two or three days consumption, thereby saving time in preparing the feed, and the feed will be distributed to all the animals alike, and the feeder may be set quite close to the side of the pen vor near the fence, so that the crank H and valve-handle F may be reached from outside the pen or fence to stir the feed and deliver' it to the trough without requiring the attendant to stand among'the animals to be fed.

rEhe improved feeder will hold and pass to the trough any kind of slop or shelled or ground corn, or any small grains, as may be required.

l am aware that a receptacle provided with a valve in its bottom has been arranged above a feed-trough, and l therefore do not claim such invention.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secu re by Letterslatent- An improved hog-feeder consisting of the platform A, the feeding-trough B, supported above the platform, with the spaces b along dle'H, substantially as herein shown and deeaeh side, the reserxoi' Quppored above scribed'. the trough and provi e Wit thesli ingvalve A i l E in its bottom, the braces and fenders J, se- 4 HYLAND MANN CARTER' 5 cured to the platform and reservoir, andthe Witnesses:

cylinder G, mounted in the said reservoir and ADOLF FERRY, provided with the teeth g and the crank-han JOSEPH GLAssER. 

